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wayoutwest

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 28, 2016
193
3,137
KY
Greetings Ya'll. I'm Sam, I've been smoking a pipe off and on since I was 18, about 15 years now. Started out with drug store aromatics and a beautiful Savinelli churchwarden that my friends bought me for my 18th birthday. One of my younger brothers and his friends later destroyed the pipe. They never paid me back for it and I'm still salty about it.

Originally from Kentucky, I live in the front range of Colorado now. I recently moved from Bucktown, Chicago and frequented the lounge at Iwan Reis which, if ya'll haven't been, is worth the trip to Chicago alone. Amazing city worth a weekend in its own right, but being a pipe smoker, Iwan Reis makes the visit very special. If anyone wants any recommendations on places to stay, neighborhoods to visit, museums, restaurants, bars and pubs of all kinds, I am your guy.

I've taken years long breaks including one recently, but always come back to the pipe. Tangential benefit of that is your cellar just gets better and better.

Currently mostly smoking Va/Pers and Virginia/Burley blends. Germain's Brown Flake with a few years in the jar being my main smoke right now. Cheers and happy holidays!
 

anotherbob

Lifer
Mar 30, 2019
15,675
29,393
45
In the semi-rural NorthEastern USA
Greetings Ya'll. I'm Sam, I've been smoking a pipe off and on since I was 18, about 15 years now. Started out with drug store aromatics and a beautiful Savinelli churchwarden that my friends bought me for my 18th birthday. One of my younger brothers and his friends later destroyed the pipe. They never paid me back for it and I'm still salty about it.

Originally from Kentucky, I live in the front range of Colorado now. I recently moved from Bucktown, Chicago and frequented the lounge at Iwan Reis which, if ya'll haven't been, is worth the trip to Chicago alone. Amazing city worth a weekend in its own right, but being a pipe smoker, Iwan Reis makes the visit very special. If anyone wants any recommendations on places to stay, neighborhoods to visit, museums, restaurants, bars and pubs of all kinds, I am your guy.

I've taken years long breaks including one recently, but always come back to the pipe. Tangential benefit of that is your cellar just gets better and better.

Currently mostly smoking Va/Pers and Virginia/Burley blends. Germain's Brown Flake with a few years in the jar being my main smoke right now. Cheers and happy holidays!
great avatar by the way.
 

Sloopjohnbee

Lifer
May 12, 2019
1,291
2,288
Atlantic Coast USA
Greetings Ya'll. I'm Sam, I've been smoking a pipe off and on since I was 18, about 15 years now. Started out with drug store aromatics and a beautiful Savinelli churchwarden that my friends bought me for my 18th birthday. One of my younger brothers and his friends later destroyed the pipe. They never paid me back for it and I'm still salty about it.

Originally from Kentucky, I live in the front range of Colorado now. I recently moved from Bucktown, Chicago and frequented the lounge at Iwan Reis which, if ya'll haven't been, is worth the trip to Chicago alone. Amazing city worth a weekend in its own right, but being a pipe smoker, Iwan Reis makes the visit very special. If anyone wants any recommendations on places to stay, neighborhoods to visit, museums, restaurants, bars and pubs of all kinds, I am your guy.

I've taken years long breaks including one recently, but always come back to the pipe. Tangential benefit of that is your cellar just gets better and better.

Currently mostly smoking Va/Pers and Virginia/Burley blends. Germain's Brown Flake with a few years in the jar being my main smoke right now. Cheers and happy holidays!
Welcome - Nice Avatar
 

Prunetucky84

Starting to Get Obsessed
Apr 17, 2020
166
419
Clovis, CA
Greetings Ya'll. I'm Sam, I've been smoking a pipe off and on since I was 18, about 15 years now. Started out with drug store aromatics and a beautiful Savinelli churchwarden that my friends bought me for my 18th birthday. One of my younger brothers and his friends later destroyed the pipe. They never paid me back for it and I'm still salty about it.

Originally from Kentucky, I live in the front range of Colorado now. I recently moved from Bucktown, Chicago and frequented the lounge at Iwan Reis which, if ya'll haven't been, is worth the trip to Chicago alone. Amazing city worth a weekend in its own right, but being a pipe smoker, Iwan Reis makes the visit very special. If anyone wants any recommendations on places to stay, neighborhoods to visit, museums, restaurants, bars and pubs of all kinds, I am your guy.

I've taken years long breaks including one recently, but always come back to the pipe. Tangential benefit of that is your cellar just gets better and better.

Currently mostly smoking Va/Pers and Virginia/Burley blends. Germain's Brown Flake with a few years in the jar being my main smoke right now. Cheers and happy holidays!
Hello Sam, from Fresno, California! Nice to have you. I’d sure love to visit Iwan Reis some day before it’s gone... as I’m sure it’s only a matter of time...
 
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Mr.Pink

Starting to Get Obsessed
May 12, 2020
139
417
Chicago IL
Hello Sam, from Fresno, California! Nice to have you. I’d sure love to visit Iwan Reis some day before it’s gone... as I’m sure it’s only a matter of time...
Nah, not going anywhere. They cater,or should I say sell mostly to the cigar smoker and nothing but money where they are located. "Chicago's Diamond district"
 

wayoutwest

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 28, 2016
193
3,137
KY
Nah, not going anywhere. They cater,or should I say sell mostly to the cigar smoker and nothing but money where they are located. "Chicago's Diamond district"

I agree, mostly. Iwan Reis has a pretty healthy, devoted local following and, in my experience, plenty of tourist traffic. But as with all legacy brick and mortars, it will likely depend on their landlord.
 

JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
60,847
553,761
Greetings Ya'll. I'm Sam, I've been smoking a pipe off and on since I was 18, about 15 years now. Started out with drug store aromatics and a beautiful Savinelli churchwarden that my friends bought me for my 18th birthday. One of my younger brothers and his friends later destroyed the pipe. They never paid me back for it and I'm still salty about it.

Originally from Kentucky, I live in the front range of Colorado now. I recently moved from Bucktown, Chicago and frequented the lounge at Iwan Reis which, if ya'll haven't been, is worth the trip to Chicago alone. Amazing city worth a weekend in its own right, but being a pipe smoker, Iwan Reis makes the visit very special. If anyone wants any recommendations on places to stay, neighborhoods to visit, museums, restaurants, bars and pubs of all kinds, I am your guy.

I've taken years long breaks including one recently, but always come back to the pipe. Tangential benefit of that is your cellar just gets better and better.

Currently mostly smoking Va/Pers and Virginia/Burley blends. Germain's Brown Flake with a few years in the jar being my main smoke right now. Cheers and happy holidays!
Welcome to the forum. Btw, who is the cartoon character you're using as your avatar?
 
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